The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-13
EDDIE, NELLIE AND SWEET MARIE.
The Latest and Most Romantic of
Divorce Cases.

Divorce Cases.
A Birmingham lawyer has in his posses
sion, says the Herald of that city, the facts
of a case which is shortly to be commenced
in the divorce courts, which, when well
under way, will bring out one of the most
romantic cases ever heard by an Alabama
jury.
Tho papers were handed over to reporter
yesterday, after he had promised faithfully
not to use any names. The parties con-
cerned are well-known i'll society, both here
and in Memphis, while an attempt will be
made to keep the court proceedings from
the public.
To make the true facts of the story more
interesting, it is as well to state here that
the following names are fictitious, but the
remaining part of the story is true,
In January, 1884 Miss Nellie Robbins
was pupil at q fashionable New York
boarding school. She was petite charm,
hardly out of her teens, and as full of life as
girl could be. Her home was in Mem
phls, and her parents popular. Nellie made
the acquaintance of young lady about her
own age, a vivacious French Canadian girl,
who came from Montreal. Nellie and her
chum grew to be very thick, and one night
it was proposed that they should steal out
gentleman then in New York, whom Mel
lies chum had known in Canada.
All went well, and the two girls found
themselves securely masked among the
crowd of gaily-dressed people at Madison
Square Garden. AS the night grew on,
Nellie found herself dancing with stranger,
who, after several unsuccessful attempts
raised her mask and then tore off his own
The gentleman was an old friend of Nellie's,
who, though somewhat below her station in
life, was handsome, and had considerable
money. OF course, supper was in order, and
after its ending the girls were just happy
enough from the effects Of the wine to enjoy
the brilliancy of the affair, with little, if
any, thought of the consequences of the af-
fair should they be found out.
The gentleman Nellie met bore the name
of, say for convenience, Edward Varian,
and after the night of the ball continued to
meet Nellie at every opportunity. One
night she consented and they were married
At the close of the term she returned home
and confessed all to her parents, who, al
though very much grieved at her foolish
ness, took the whole affair philosphically
and received their new son-in-law with half
open arms. He was at that time COM
nlercial drummer, and had occasion to go
North frequently. Finally he resigned his
position in Memphis, and resolved to seek
his fortune in Birmingham.
A baby girl came, and although Nellie had
noticed that her husband had become unu-
sually cold toward her, she thought the lit
tie stranger would close up the breach which,
through no fault OF hers, had grown be-
tween them. Nellie was a loving, confiding
wife, and for some time never dreamed that
ANYTHING was amiss with her Ed, until one
dav she found a letter written by her old
schoolmate to her husband. She read it,
and found the Canadian girl was in Atlanta
Following is the letter:
ATLANTA, July 3-MU Darling Ed.
When will it all be settledi I've done my
part, and the money is all here, ready to be
drawn at moments notice. I've not seen
you for over week, and am almost dead
without your kisses. Leave Birmingham
and come to me; we'll go far away and
never return, as you know I've enough
money to keep us both until death ends the
bliss which your company affords me-
Hurry, Ed and come for good, TO your
Northern girl. I'm dying for one look into
your own sweet face. Until death, your
MARIE.
That billet doux let the cat out of the bag
and explained Mr.. Variants frequent visits
to Atlanta, but after tears and promises it
was all made up and nothing happened to
CRATE upon the domestic happiness, until
two weeks ago last Friday, when Nellie
suspecting something followed her husband
to Chattanooga and found him with her de-
ceitful school-mate, who had promised
never to see him again.
Almost broken-hearted, Nellie returned,
and after weighing the matter in her mind
notified her lawyer to commence pro eed-
ings for divorce
The faithless husband is now North some
where, probable in company with his lovely